Screens and Room Dividers
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Burlap, Wood, Canvas
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1950s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 1900s German Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Pine
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Metal
1990s Swedish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
1960s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
20th Century Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
19th Century Belgian Biedermeier Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Indian Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
1960s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Alabaster
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone, Brass
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Giltwood, Lacquer
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Aesthetic Movement Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Walnut, Hardwood, Wood, Rattan
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Directoire Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Wood, Mahogany
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
1880s Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique and Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.
The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.
Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.
In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.
On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.